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HTML - download Attribute
HTML download attribute is used with anchor tag to specify that the resource ( specified in the href attribute ) will be downloaded when a user clicks on the hyperlink.
It indicates that the hyperlink is to be used to download the resource. You can pass the resource in the href attribute that the user can download, which can be any image file, GIF file, video file, etc.
Syntax
<a href="linktoresourse.com" download></a>
Applies On
Below listed elements allow using of the HTML download attribute
Element | Description |
---|---|
<a> | HTML <a> tag defines a hyperlink. It’s used to link from one page to another. |
<area> | HTML <area> tag specifies the areas of the image, mapping that can be clicked on or are active areas that are linked to by hyperlinks. |
Example of HTML download attribute
Bellow examples will illustrate the HTML download attribute, where and how we should use this attribute!
Download from clicking Link
In the following example, we are using the download attribute within the <a> tag to indicate the hyperlink is used for downloading resources.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>HTML 'download' attribute</title> </head> <body> <!--HTML 'download' attribute--> <p>Example of the HTML 'download' attribute</p> <p>Click on below link: </p> <a href= "https://www.tutorialspoint.com/html/images/html-mini-logo.jpg" download> Download </a> </body> </html>
Download clickable Area
Consider the another scenario, where we are going to use the download attribute with the area tag. when the area in output is clicked the image will be downloaded.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>HTML 'download' attribute</title> </head> <body> <!--HTML 'download' attribute--> <p>Example of the HTML 'download' attribute</p> <p>Click on below image to download it: </p> <img src= "https://www.tutorialspoint.com/images/logo.png?v3" alt="Tutorialspoint"> <map name="demo" src= "https://www.tutorialspoint.com/images/logo.png?v3"> <area shape="rect" coords="34,44,270,350" href="/images/logo.png" alt="rect" download> </map> </body> </html>
Supported Browsers
Attribute | |||||
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download | Yes 14.0 | Yes 18.0 | Yes 20.0 | Yes 10.1 | Yes 15.0 |
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